Jacinta Patterson

Calvin: I'm being educated against my will! My rights are being trampled! Hobbes: Is it a right to remain ignorant? Calvin: I don't know, but I refuse to find out! pen.org/magic-tree-hou…

C. S. Lewis, once again correct & on point

I jokingly told my 5yo last night that I have 12 hearts. He confidently told me I'm wrong and only have one. When I asked how he can be sure, he referenced his My Body science book. My pre-kindergartner is citing his sources!! Reading to your kids is so important. 🥹🤓

Fellow bibliophiles, #kidlit writers, and bookish types! What would you recommend for a kid who LOVES Louis Sachar's Wayside School books?

<This Egyptian girl when she discovered that Toufayan's (i.e. the good pita) is finally carried in local stores. 🤤

One of the many reasons I hate self-help books is because they encourage this hustle culture where reading is all about scrolling through bullet points on a list. There's none of the imagination, empathy, or sense of immersion that comes from reading fiction. You gain nothing.

Writing friends! This looks like a great opportunity! @SFlom03 @robynn_hyde @KellyClasenKS @jfhall

Kurt Vonnegut; the country that we love still exists at the public library

Or, if you're a picture book author, sometimes the opposite. 😅

Question for the #kidlit community: Do you know of any picture books about autistic burnout? If yes, I would love to get it! If not, I might have to write it...I imagine many families would benefit from seeing this very real experience portrayed in a kid-friendly way.

✨15 years ✨

Hot take: you can take your Grok & ChatGPT & Copilot and shove them where the sun don’t shine.

Ahhhh, I can't wait for this one from the incredibly talented @KellyClasenKS!!! Congratulations, CP! 🤩

Why would I bother reading something that no one bothered to write?

I love this! There is beauty in making a difference, no matter how "small."

I am making zero attempt to be clever when I say that in writing my new #OwnVoices camel PB, I may have made a camel. 😬